Cuthbert Collingwood

Cuthbert Collingwood (26 September 1748-7 March 1810) was an Admiral of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars who was a companion of Admiral Horatio Nelson and his successor in many titles.

Biography
Collingwood was from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in northern England, and in 1761 he enlisted in the Royal Navy of Great Britain. Collingwood saw action in the naval brigade during the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775 during the American Revolutionary War, and saw further promotion during the French Revolutionary Wars after the Glorious First of June and the Second Battle of Cape St. Vincent. In 1804, he was promoted to Vice-Admiral, and the next year he fought in the Battle of Trafalgar as the command of one of Admiral Horatio Nelson's wings.

After Trafalgar, Collingwood was awarded with command of Britain's Mediterranean fleet. However, his health failed in 1809 and he died in 1810 of natural causes at the age of 61.